plasmargon
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In all my years of research, these are the best tools I've acquired in developement of grow techniques.
#1 Brix Meter; "The hand-held Brix meter was originally designed for farmers to know nutrient levels of their produce and when to harvest crops. This precision instrument (refractometer) has a drop or two of the sap (juice) of the produce placed on the glass and held up to the light to read the Brix scale of zero to 32. The higher the Brix reading, the higher the nutrient levels. Total dissolved solids (or Brix) are measured with the Brix meter. The number on its scale indicates the level of balance of nutrient uptake and complexing of sugars or proteins in the photosynthesis factory – the leaf. If Brix is low, even after several hours of sunshine, some element(s) are missing in the photosynthesis factory. Ions, if present, have not been “complexed” into sugars or proteins."
#2 handheld microscope; to view the "stoma (also stomate; plural stomata, Greek; mouth) is a pore, found in the leaf and stem epidermis that is used for gas exchange. The pore is formed by a pair of specialized parenchyma cells known as guard cells (look like little mouths gobbling up air under magnification) which are responsible for regulating the size of the opening. Air containing carbon dioxide and oxygen enters the plant through these openings where it is used in photosynthesis and respiration, respectively."A nice handheld microscope can see these pores and monitor the exchange of gases in real time proportionate to the response of the Stomata.
#3 Anemometer (wind guage); if you watch to stomata and let them tell you where they like the flow of air (wind speed) then you can regulate the airflow to the inth degree in proportion to growth factors. I found that having regulation of the airspeed in micro-climates is very desirous. Low flow in the early stages and higher in the bud growth stages are very satisfying for the plant...and they reward.
#4 Harvest master climate/CO2 control. Fuzzy logic self learning system designed to keep everything perfect...nuff said.
#5 Nutridose (Auto grow systems) Ph/ nutrients autodoser. I use Coco coir/ Perlite substrate and have the Nutridose prepair my daily nutrient levels every morning. Every day the plants are getting exactly what they need, unlike a resurvoir system that re-uses the same nutes every day. This is perfection. Instead of weekly changes, I scale my daily nutrients by computer every day. The grow response is amazing.
#6 Plant Turntable; I designed a turntable that rotates the plants so every square inch of surface area of each plant (4) get bombarded by photons at the perfect angle (45 degrees) to maximizes lower branch cola developement. So in stead of getting one main cola, you get 8-10 high yielding main colas.
And last but definately not least is PLASMA!
Light Emitting Plasma systems are like getting a little piece of the sun, maximizing the growth potential by full spectrum output. The future is here my friends.
I hope this helps someone. Peace.
#1 Brix Meter; "The hand-held Brix meter was originally designed for farmers to know nutrient levels of their produce and when to harvest crops. This precision instrument (refractometer) has a drop or two of the sap (juice) of the produce placed on the glass and held up to the light to read the Brix scale of zero to 32. The higher the Brix reading, the higher the nutrient levels. Total dissolved solids (or Brix) are measured with the Brix meter. The number on its scale indicates the level of balance of nutrient uptake and complexing of sugars or proteins in the photosynthesis factory – the leaf. If Brix is low, even after several hours of sunshine, some element(s) are missing in the photosynthesis factory. Ions, if present, have not been “complexed” into sugars or proteins."
#2 handheld microscope; to view the "stoma (also stomate; plural stomata, Greek; mouth) is a pore, found in the leaf and stem epidermis that is used for gas exchange. The pore is formed by a pair of specialized parenchyma cells known as guard cells (look like little mouths gobbling up air under magnification) which are responsible for regulating the size of the opening. Air containing carbon dioxide and oxygen enters the plant through these openings where it is used in photosynthesis and respiration, respectively."A nice handheld microscope can see these pores and monitor the exchange of gases in real time proportionate to the response of the Stomata.
#3 Anemometer (wind guage); if you watch to stomata and let them tell you where they like the flow of air (wind speed) then you can regulate the airflow to the inth degree in proportion to growth factors. I found that having regulation of the airspeed in micro-climates is very desirous. Low flow in the early stages and higher in the bud growth stages are very satisfying for the plant...and they reward.
#4 Harvest master climate/CO2 control. Fuzzy logic self learning system designed to keep everything perfect...nuff said.
#5 Nutridose (Auto grow systems) Ph/ nutrients autodoser. I use Coco coir/ Perlite substrate and have the Nutridose prepair my daily nutrient levels every morning. Every day the plants are getting exactly what they need, unlike a resurvoir system that re-uses the same nutes every day. This is perfection. Instead of weekly changes, I scale my daily nutrients by computer every day. The grow response is amazing.
#6 Plant Turntable; I designed a turntable that rotates the plants so every square inch of surface area of each plant (4) get bombarded by photons at the perfect angle (45 degrees) to maximizes lower branch cola developement. So in stead of getting one main cola, you get 8-10 high yielding main colas.
And last but definately not least is PLASMA!
Light Emitting Plasma systems are like getting a little piece of the sun, maximizing the growth potential by full spectrum output. The future is here my friends.
I hope this helps someone. Peace.
